Built a privacy-focused charger finder for my Lightnin
I built a charger finder for myself because I got tired of how many EV apps treat your location like a product.
Most of them will happily show you chargers without forcing an account, but they still pack in analytics SDKs, ad tech, and other junk that turns “find me a charger” into a data-mining exercise.
So I made a simpler one and ended up putting it on the App Store.
It’s called WattsNear. It’s for iPhone + CarPlay. No account, no analytics SDKs, and no backend I run. It pulls charger data straight from the DOE/NREL station database, so there isn’t any infrastructure on my side calling home.
I built it with my own Lightning use in mind, but I’d genuinely love feedback from other owners on whether it feels useful or if there’s something obvious missing.
If anyone wants to try it:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wattsnear/id6762151871
Happy to take blunt feedback.
